South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology :

Proto-Taa : *tV

Meaning : this, that

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : tV(V)ʔV(V) "this"

Masarwa : ti "this"; tale "that", tan "there", tati "that is"

|Nu//en : taŋ, ti "that"

!Xoong derivates : tVʔV-sà "there"; tVʔV BVʔV "that"; tàʔa BV kV "that"; tV(ʔVV)-jà kV "there, that" (proximate); tVʔVV-sà kV "there, that" (remote)

References : Bleek 186, 189, 191, 194, 196, 202; Traill 154.

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 136

Proto-Bushman : *tV

Meaning : deictic stem

Proto-Ju : *t₁oʔa (?)

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

Proto-Taa : *tV

Bushman > Taa : Bushman > Taa

Proto-!Wi : *tV

Bushman > !Wi : Bushman > !Wi

ǂHoan : *će

Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan

North Khoisan etymology :

South Khoisan (!Wi subgroup) etymology :

Proto-!Wi : *tV

Meaning : this, that

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

N|huki : keBeke "many"

#Khomani : kjebekje "many" (? = "these")

//Kxau : ti "this"; tē "this one"

//Ku//e : ti "this, that", te "there"

|Auni : ti "that, there"; tan "that is"; ta "it"

|Nusan : ti "here, there, this"

References : Bleek 94, 186, 189, 191, 194, 196, 202; Maingard 240; NFn.

East #Hoan etymology :

Proto-#Hoan : *će

Meaning : here

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

#Hoan : kyè (H.)

References : Honken 1977: 165.

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